Chinese students study in United States

Friday, October 25, 2013

Foreign students going to high school in the United States? A proposed Janesville international program has potential models elsewhere. Here are some photos from other institutions with similar programs.

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Kim Zhang, 17, of China, studies in the dormitory at the former Mount Senario College in Ladysmith last week. Zhang is one of 43 students who attend the high school as part of the district’s international residence program. The local school district uses the dorm to house 43 international students.

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Kana Aizawa, left, and Hinako Imokawa, both 17-year-olds from Japan, greet a photographer in the commons at their dormitory in Ladysmith last week. The commons includes couches, plenty of room for studying, big-screen TV and a video game system. The four-story structure has separate girls and boys wings.

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Methasid Sukchuay, 16, of Thailand, shows off the pumpkin he carved in the dorm of Ladysmith High School’s international residence program last week. The students were having a pumpkin-carving contest. He said he likes the ‘cold’ weather, but he hasn’t yet experienced February in northern Wisconsin.

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Kim Minsuk, left, Chae Hwang, both 14-year-olds from South Korea, study in the commons at the Mount Senario Education Center Dormitory in Ladysmith last week. Minsuk said he likes the United States and that school in South Korea is harder than here. Hwang said he the area’s lakes and rivers. The dorm is along the shore of the Flambeau River.

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Darrell Boggs, 15, left, and Chae Hwang, 14 of South Korea, strip down a lawnmower engine as part of a basic power and energy class at Ladysmith High School last week. Hwang is one of 43 students who attend the high school as part of the district’s international residence program.

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Gerald Lu, 16, of China, and other students adjusts the overhead valves on lawnmower engines in class at Ladysmith High School last week. In the background are teacher Mark Fredrickson and Chae Hwang, 14, of South Korea.

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Zishi Han, 17, China, reads a science-fiction novel online in his native language in the library at Ladysmith High School last week. Han is in his second year at Ladysmith. He is interested in becoming a doctor. He hopes to graduate from Ladysmith High and attend a U.S. university. He said he is learning American culture, making American friends and that the Ladysmith international program offers activities and allows him to experience ‘real American life.’